Culturally Responsive and Socially Distanced Suicide Prevention: Safety Planning and Other Resources in Pandemic Times

Times: 6:00-8:00pm ET / 3:00-5:00pm PT / 12:00-2:00pm HT (view your time zone)

This webinar addresses evidence-based strategies for suicide prevention. Situated within the unique stressors of shelter-in-place orders, this webinar series is tailored to teletherapy and discusses the distinct factors related to suicidal crises among diverse populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how to guide clients in creating Safety Plans tailored to their specific needs and cultural strengths with the limited resources available under social distancing orders. Audiences will be introduced to a curated list of free videos for clinicians and clients on suicide prevention-related topics including means restriction, emotion regulation techniques, Emotional First Aid, and normalizing messages of hope from people who have survived suicide. This webinar pays particular attention to social determinants of health related to elevated suicide rates among various populations including LGBTQ people, Veterans, Native Americans, and Latina youth and young adults. CEUs are available. 

 

Learning Objectives

  • Understand Linehan’s (1993) Theory of Emotion Regulation.
  • Develop three skills clients can use to self-regulate their emotions to prevent or manage a suicidal crisis.
  • Learn how to support diverse clients in creating culturally specific Safety Plans.
  • Gain insight into COVID-19 specific suicide-related risks and identify available suicide prevention resources during the pandemic.

 

Intended Audience: Mental Health Clinicians and Peer Support Staff

 

Optional Continuing Education Hours are available for a processing fee of $25 payable to the Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS) following the event. 1.5 CE Hours are available for ASW, BRN, LCSW, LEP, LMFT, LPCC, and/or PPS as required by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) and CA Board of Registered Nurses. CARS is an approved provider for: CA Board of Registered Nurses #16303 and CAMFT #131736. CARS Continuing Education Refund Policy: No refunds will be issued after the certificate has been issued.

 

About the Presenter 

Heliana Ramirez headshotHeliana Ramirez, PhD, LISW is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience providing direct mental health services to individuals, groups, and communities; designing and facilitating evidence-informed trainings for clinicians and healthcare administrators; and publishing peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and documentary film. Dr. Ramirez has addressed a variety of clinical issues through individual and group-level interventions including suicide prevention and postvention, Veteran post-deployment health, psychosocial rehabilitation, LGBTQ minority stress and resilience, trauma-informed care with combat Veterans and survivors of sexual assault, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C prevention with injection drug users and sex workers, and substance abuse harm reduction efforts from abstinence to moderation management and overdose prevention. This work has spanned a variety of settings including community-based agencies, Universities, and federal health care systems such as Veteran Affairs (VA), LGBT Community Centers, and needle exchange programs. Dr. Ramirez’s suicide prevention work with clients at the individual level includes suicide assessments, developing Safety Plans, crisis intervention, and processing the impacts of suicide attempts through suicide post-ventions following hospitalization. At the group and community level, Dr. Ramirez has facilitated discussions about suicide prevention with an LGBT Veteran support group, homeless youth groups, incarcerated women, and Native American youth on a reservation; facilitating a suicide prevention focus group to develop a culturally a specific suicide prevention public health poster campaign; and providing family therapy sessions addressing suicide prevention and postvention. Further, Dr. Ramirez organized the nation’s first multi-state LGBT Veteran Suicide Prevention Conference, designed suicide prevention protocol for multidisciplinary teams, published a peer reviewed article regarding LGBT Veteran suicide prevention (Ramirez and Bloeser, 2019), and produced a documentary film about trauma and recovery among LGBT Veterans that addresses suicide from a strengths based and culturally-specific perspective (www.camouflagecloset.com).

Reference Ramirez, H., & Bloeser, K. (2019). Queering the Warrior Archetype: LGBTQ Servicewomen. Invisible Veterans: What Happens When Military Women Become Civilians Again, 113.

Starts: Jul. 31, 2020 3:00 pm
Ends: Jul. 31, 2020 5:00 pm
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Registration Deadline
July 31, 2020
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